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      REI

      Engaged Employer

      REI reviews

      3.6

      64% would recommend to a friend

      (4,373 total reviews)
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      Mary Beth Laughton

      38% approve of CEO

      33% positive business outlook

      Ratings by category

      4.0

      Diversity & inclusion

      3.8

      Culture & values

      3.8

      Work/Life balance

      3.5

      Compensation and benefits

      3.0

      Senior management

      2.9

      Career opportunities

      REI has an employee rating of 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 4,373 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The REI employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Retail & Wholesale industry (3.5 stars).

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      4K reviews
      5.0
      Oct 19, 2016

      Great Part-Time Job

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Great co-workers and reasonable customer base. Very healthy environment to work in.

      Cons

      Similar to other retailers: Odd, inconsistent schedules Limited use of other training, unless you're in business or sales.

      5.0
      Oct 14, 2016

      REI is as great as advertised

      Sales specialist
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      The employee perks are incredible, well worth it in that alone. The other employees and store management are bought into the company too, the people that work at REI are truly passionate about the outdoors. They are very understanding and want all employees to understand and have a work life balance.

      Cons

      Only con is that the system for getting time off is outdated and difficult, nor are there "set" schedules, even for part time employees that would have an easier time with this, if they are doing the job (Like me) in addition to their full time employment. I will say, however, that the difficulty in getting time off should be expected... after all its retail and the needs vary which is another reason "set schedules" are not possible. If you sign up here forgetting it is retail, you'll be disappointed, but if you get it from the day you start, it totally make it awesome.

      5.0
      Oct 14, 2016

      Sales Associate

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      I love working at REI! The company is great, and the people that I work with are awesome! It is also great working for a company that really holds itself to its values!

      Cons

      The only two cons are wanting to buy everything in the store and only getting part time work.

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